give it up for those who have the guts
to hurt who they love
when they really have to

those who have the guts to love themselves
above all the rest
when they really must

there isn’t much i wouldn’t do for you
but don’t ask me to
stick around forever

there isn’t much i wouldn’t do for you
so don’t ask me to
stick around forever

large amounts
of fun and songs
but you still go hungry
you can still go hungry

fun and songs
in large amounts
but you still go hungry
you can still go hungry

intentions are hanging in the air
so are the feelings
but words can’t seem to find their way out of your mouth
we sit in silence

and this is leading us nowhere
there’s no way to go from here
and although i’m trying hard
you still want to disappear

it’s always seemed like a waste of time to talk
and now we seem to have forgotten how it’s done
as we stare at everything but each other
so very quietly

and this is leading us nowhere
there’s no way to go from here
and although i’m trying hard
you still want to disappear

(words and music by Francisca Cortesão and Luís Nunes aka Walter Benjamin)

iwon’t be your ashtray
i won’t be your mom

i don’t want to
i’m not going to
i don’t want to
i don’t want to
i’m not going to choke
to choke

i won’t forget your birthday
i won’t drink your beer
i won’t smoke inside
i won’t throw away your pillow

i don’t want to
i’m not going to
i don’t want to
i’m not going to go
to go

to go
to go

you come over with your winning smile
you speak in words i know
i don’t even try to fight it

your hands look good when you’re walking
your hands look good when you’re dancing
your hands are good for touching

i know what they say about you
and i know a thing or two about lust
we’re both so far away from home

it’s all but echoes in my head
the beat, the lights, the people there
i don’t even try to focus

i let go because i can
i let go because i want to
i let go because it’s you

i know what they say about you
and i know a thing or two about lust
we’re both so far away from home

we have had some lovely times
though we fight the weirdest fights
you went out to clear your head
said you didn’t understand

that i might just be looking for some answers
that maybe i’m just trying to find some hope
why did i never feel like i couldn’t live without you
i why did i never feel like you’re a part of me

and it’s hard if you have ever been in love
to live everyday to go through your life without it

when you left i was so sad
thinking about what you said
maybe you’re not coming back
and that might not be that bad

’cause maybe i have had enough of this
maybe i’m ready for something else
i want to feel like i couldn’t live without it
i want to feel like it’s a part of me

and it’s hard if you have ever been in love
to live everyday to go through your life without it

it’s a story of misuse
she has nothing left to loose

she can’t love you so she’s better off unloved
she can’t touch you so she’s better off untouched
she can’t have you so it’s best that she’s alone
if she can’t have you

you

seeing you she falls apart
seeing you it breaks her heart

there’s no way she’ll ever love like she loved then
just no way she’ll ever feel like that again
she’s accepted that she’ll never have no one
if she can’t have you

you

my my my
my my my what a beautiful day
and i’m here
my my my what a beautiful day
and you’re here

i can’t speak like i always do
the words come out all funny
and i’m not sure what it is about you
but i almost call you honey

and i feel like telling you
all the things you make me want to do

hope i know when to stop

i went home alone that night
and i do not regret it
i’m still not sure what i will do
the next time i am close to you

will i feel like telling you
all the things you make me want to do?

will i know when to stop?